>>Vlad
>>Thanks for the post. It makes a lot of sense. Does the VB -ChrB() function translate to VFP?
>>> B = B & ChrB(Asc(Mid(Str,I,1)))
>Terry,
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>ChrB() is identical to the VB Chr() function, which, in turn, is indentical to VFP's CHR(). All return a single byte. ChrW(), returns a wide character.
Great - What would I use to translate an ADO Recordset 'Picture' attrib field to a binary acceptable to VFP General Field (if it can be done)? The ADO RecordSet field TYPE is: ADLONGVARBINARY (or 205)<g>

PS: I don't even know where to start - maybe there isn't away - but my insomnia demands it <bg>
Thanks
Terry